Device for holding and guiding the fingers in writing



' (No Model.)

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DEVIGE FOR HOLDING AND GUIDING THE FINGERS'INYWRITING. No. 282,948. Paented Aug. 14, 1883.

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U T D STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

IGNAZ BERGMAN, or roar MADISON, IOWA.

DEVICEFOR HOLDING AND cu lomc THE FINGERSIIN WRITING.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,948, dated August 14, 1-883.

Application filed une 4, 1883. (No model.)

" ings.

This invention relates to devices for holding and guiding the fingers in writing; andit has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device for the use of penmen, more especially for beginners, that will insure an easy and correct position of the hand while writing. It consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter particularly set forth and claimed.

' Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improvement applied to the hand of a penman. Fig. 2 represents an elevation of my improvement. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of thesliding fingerloop. Fig. 4 is a bottom view of a hand having my improved device applied thereto.

The same letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a metallic rod, formed about two inches longer than the width of the hand, and having each end rounded, as shown. This rod passes under the hand at the point where the fingers join with the hand, and at the lower portion of the rod-say one inch from the endis attached a ring, B, which encircles the fourth finger.

C designates the sliding finger loop or ring, formed with aloop-shaped extension, 0, through which the rod'A is passed. The ring 0 encircles the first finger, and by means of the loose sliding attachment of said ring free movement of the fingers ispermitted, and thus the hand will not become cramped. The sliding attachment of the ring 0 allows the device to be adjusted to hands of different sizes.

The operation of myinvention can be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings. In preparing my device for use the ring Ois passed over the upper end of the rod A by means of the extension 0. The first and fourth fingers are then inserted through the rings 0 B, respectively, the second and third fingers occupying the space between the two rings, and all of the fingers covering the entire rod except. the extended ends D E. The lower end, D, forms a rest for the hand against the paper in writing,'and, as seen, the penholder or pencil rests on the upper end, E, be tween the said end and ring 0. The end D is formed in such a manner that it will not obstruct the free use of the hand so long as a correct position is maintained; but as soon as the hand is turned too much to the right the extremity of said end, striking on the table or paper, will cause the front of the hand, together with the pen-holder carried thereby, to be lifted from the paper. Of course the penman'cannot write until he has assumed the right position for the hand, and thus all tendency to carelessness on the part of the pupil will be avoided.

As the correct position of the hand is the first condition for good penmanship, it is important that this position be assumed at once. In practice it has been found that my device gives the scholar the correct position without any practice, and thus the teacher will see better resultsin a shorter time than heretofore.

As shown, the rod A is formed of straight round brass wire, while all parts of my device can be nickel-plated, or otherwise finished to suit taste or fancy.

It will be seen that my device furnishes means for adjusting itself to the size of the writers hand, and while forming a support for the hand and retaining it in proper position said device permits the free use of the fingers in writing.

My device is simple, inexpensive, and eifi cient. Itdoes not clamp or bind the fingers similar to other devices of this class, and will prove of invaluable aid to penmen, and more ring 0, so as to turn thereon; and it is obvious I 'that various other modificationsmay be made I without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention. I

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a ,device for holding and guiding the I v i I 282,948

fingers in-writing, the rod A, having a ring or loop, 0, which slides freely thereon, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device for holding and guiding the 5 fingers in writing, the rod A, having a ring, B, attached to the lower end, and a sliding loop or ring, 0, fitting over the upper end, as set forth. i I 3. In combination with the rod A, having IO extended ends D E, the ring B, attached to the lower end, and the sliding loop or ring 0,

having extension 0, through which the rod is passed, for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the straight metallic I 5 rod A, which passes under the hand at the Witnesses:

RoBr. SCI-IOLTZ, NETTIE DOERR. 

